Supply Chain Business Partner

Title : OU Business Partner United Kingdom & Nordics (UKN)

Location : UK, London or Leicester.

Would you like to join a truly international, talent driven company that values Safety, Ethics, Quality, Innovation and Employee Opportunity?

Otis is growing and is looking for an OU Business Partner for the United Kingdom & Nordics - UKN. This full-time role involves both the lead for supply chain matters within the Operating unit, as well as undertaking non-catalogue local procurement (when not managed by Global / EMEA Sourcing Teams). Works with the part time Supply Chain Country Business Partners in the associated Countries.

Daily Responsibilities :

Provide single point of contact in the OU for all supply chain topics, including but not limited to savings plan and LE, payment term initiatives, and other supply chain initiatives. Working closely with OU and Country leadership to understand the needs of the Customer and ensure this is delivered to expectations. Typical responsibilities :

To work within a cross matrix role, acting as a single point of contact for the operating unit and it's supply chain needs. Working with and liaising with internal and external stakeholders to provide effective solutions across the supply chain function.

Look at gaps within the supply chain processes, and work with leadership to iron out and provide solutions to these problems. Gaining buy in with other parts of the business to support with the fluid role out of process improvement strategies.

Implement and action saving plan and alignment strategies.

Savings plan & alignment with Local Finance / Leadership

Pay term country analysis & tasks

Managing local requests for support via “Service Now” tool

Support EMEA and Global Category Sourcing Teams (Field & Indirect) regarding EMEA wide agreements and opportunities. Collaborate with sourcing teams to convert non-catalog purchases into the standard catalogs.

• Whats on offer for you;

The opportunity to be part of a huge supply chain function with exposure in global improvement strategies and plans to have the very best supply chain solutions for an ever changing business.

Great, competitive salary.

The ability to learn directly from subject matter experts, to work with them in designing new digital supply chain solutions for a competitive market.

Education

MBA / MA / MS degree with 1+ years of experience; BA / BS degree with 5+ years of experience

Experience

Proven ability to lead and manage a group of buyers to achieve quality, cost, and service level targets; Set challenging goals with clear expectations, offering feedback and coaching to support the team in achieving them.

Proven ability to work across teams, communicating clearly to align objectives and taking initiative in serving stakeholders.

Ability to take ownership of challenges, accurately defining problems and reprioritizing as needed to reach overall objectives.

Experience with Global JDE & associated systems (K2), Microsoft products : Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Forms

Ability to work with various cross-functional groups, including Field Operations (Sales, Supervisors, Project Managers), Engineering, and Supplier Quality to ensure business goals are met

Must be able to work in and fully support a Team environment

Multi-lingual is a plus

Apply today to join us and build what’s next